旅游英语选读自学考试试题

21/21HYPERLINK"/"HYPERLINK"/ke.htm"全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试旅游英语选读试题课程代码：00837请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上WriteallyouranswersontheAnswerSheet！I.MultipleChoice(l×20=20)Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.C.andD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.1.TheInternationalConferenceonTravelandTourismStatisticsconvenedbyWTOin______,______,in1991reviewed,updatedandexpandedontheworkofearlierinternationalgroups.A.Hanover,Germany B.Ottawa,CanadaC.Madrid,Spain D.Osaka,Japan2.Chinahasnumeroustemples,pagodas,statues,andcavecarvings,______areassociatedwithBuddhism,DaoismandConfucius.A.whose B.whichC.manyofwhich D.manyofwhom3.WhatkindoforganizationisInternationalCivilAviationOrganization?A.Itisaglobalorganizationofsome80governmentsB.ItisanorganizationforeconomiccooperationanddevelopmentC.ItisaregionalorganizationforinternationalaircarriersD.ItistheprimegovernmentagencyinUSA4.Thedefinitiondescribedaninternationaltouristasanyonevisitingacountry,otherthanthatwhichishisusualplaceofresidence,for______.A.lessthan12hours B.lessthan24hoursC.morethan12hours D.morethan24hours5.Tourism______thesumofallthephenomenaandrelationsarisingfromthetravelandtemporarystaybypeoplewhohavelefthometogotootherplacestovisit.A.definesabout B.isdefiningaboutC.isdefiningas D.isdefinedas6.Withthecomingofthe______andthedevelopmentofthe______businessaftertheSecondWorldWar,travelretailerstookonanewrole.A.shippingcompanies,retailagency B.airtransport,packagetourC.railwaysoperators,retailentrepreneur D.coachoperators,foreigntour7.Increasesin______and______arethemainfactorsthatgiverisetotourism.A.travelmarketing,travelagentsB.leisuretime,warmweatherC.modeoftravel,populationD.netdiscretionaryincomes,improvededucationalstandards8.ThePacificAsiaTravelAssociationwasfounded____________todevelop,promoteandfacilitatetraveltoandamongthedestinationareasinandborderingthePacificOcean.A.inHawaii,in1951 B.inTokyo,in1952C.inSoul,in1955 D.inHongKong,in19499.Therearealsoanumberof______,andperhaps______effectsonthetouristlocalities.A.moredirect,morevisible B.mostdirect,mostvisibleC.lessdirect,lessvisible D.leastdirect,leastvisible10.______and______havesuccessfullyexpandedtourismwithoutdestroyingtheirEnvironment.A.Australia,Switzerland B.Switzerland,AustriaC.Britain,Spain D.Spain,France11.Thefirsttaskofatourbrochureis______.A.tobeattractive,truthful,accurateandeasilycomprehendedB.toreinforceanimageofqualityandreliabilityC.BothAandBD.tobequicklyrecognizedbycustomers12.Ithasbeensaidthatmorefoodandbeveragerepeatbusinesshasbeenlostby______thanbypoorfood.A.poorservice B.badlycookedfoodC.badlydesignedmenu D.poorinteriordesign13.Inthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,travel______hasbecomesafe,comfortable,rapidandaboveallcheap.A.bywater B.byrailwayC.byhighway D.byair14.______withawell-establishedtransportationnetwork,______effectivelymoveitsrapidlyincreasingnumbersofinternationalanddomestictourists.A.Only...wecan B.Only...canweC.As...weshould D.Once...shouldwe15.Theautomobileandthejetplanehaveradicallyaffectedthehospitalityindustry,______travelpatternsand______tothedevelopmentofdifferenttypesofhotels.A.change,lead B.changes,leadsC.changing,leading D.changed,led16.Domestictourismusuallyconsistsof______travelactivitiesbycitizenswithintheirowncountry.A.business B.leisureC.mature D.AandB17.Tourismcontributestobothpreservationanddevelopmentoftheworld’s______.A.culturalheritage B.culturaltraditionC.scenicroute D.scenicwonder18.Inthecaseoftouristsinterestedinothercultures,______willdeterminethedestinationselected.A.thestandardofaccommodationB.thesupportservicesC.thelocationandavailabilityoftheculturaleventD.thesun-sea-sandset19.Todaythesuccessfulgeneralmanagermustbehighly______person,capableof______acomplexbusinessenterprise.A.train,direct B.trained,directingC.training,directed D.beingtrained,beingdirected20.In______,______and______,high-speedtrainshavebeendevelopedandareinoperation.A.Britain,France,Austria B.Germany,France,JapanC.Germany,Spain,Japan D.Britain,USA,AustraliaII.ReadingComprehension(2×10=20)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagesandmakeyourproperchoice.(A)Travelingwithchildrenwhoareoldenoughtoread,write,orplaygamesneednotbeaproblem.Bytakingalongasupplyofpapers,pencils,oroneoftheexcellentgamebooksthataresoldjustforthepurpose,thetimecanbemadetofly.Verbalgames,too,suchas“TwentyQuestions”,helptopassthehours.Whentravelingonpublictransportation,havinggamesanddiversionsonhandisjustasimportant,sinceitisunreasonabletoexpectchildren,especiallysmallones,tobeabletositstillforlongperiodsoftime.Itisuptoyoutokeepwatchoverthem,however,andnotletthemroambythemselvesormakeexcessiveamountsofnoise.Fellowpassengershavepaidfortheirtravelticketsandeventhosewholovechildrencanlearntohatethemquicklywhentrappedinatrainorairplanewiththosewhoareill-behaved.Onshipsthereareusuallyactivitiesofchildren.Althoughitisabreakforparentstobeabletosendtheirchildrenofftoparticipateandhavesometimealone,youshouldstillmakesurethatyourchildrenbehavewell.Childrenshouldnotbepermittedtoracethroughcorridorsortobeunsupervised,nomatterhowmuchyouenjoyrelaxinginyourdeskchairwithoutthemnearby.Itwouldbeunfortunateifyourchildrenwerethecauseofother’sfeelingsthattheywerealsotraveling“withchildren”——yours——becauseoftheirinterruptionthroughconstantnoise,quarreling,orbadbehavior.Moreandmorefrequently,childrenaresenttotravelunaccompaniedbyanadult,whethertovisitarelative,ortotraveltograndparents.Manyparentsexpectthataflightattendantortrainstewardwilltakecareoftheirchildrenwhentheysendthemoffalone.Thisisanunreasonableexpectation.Travelattendantshavespecificjobstodo,andthesedonotincludechildcare.Forthatreasoneachairlinehasestablishedaminimumageforunaccompaniedchildren.Aslongasthatregulationisrespected,thereisnoreasonthatchildrenwhoareemotionallystableandunafraidshouldnottravelbythemselves.Inmyexperiencewithourgrandchildren,theairlineshavedoneanexcellentjobofcaringforthemandthechildrenhaveenjoyeditthoroughly.Ofcourse,ifitisnotpossibleforaparenttoaccompanyaveryyoungchild,thenanotheradultshouldbehiredasatravelingcompanion.21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Travelingwithaprimaryschoolchildisnotaproblem.B.Adultsfinditeasytopassthetimebydoingthegamesuchas“TwentyQuestions”.C.Childrenfindtimeflybydoingverbalgamessuchas“TwentyQuestions”.D.Gamebookshelpmakethetimepassquicklyforyoungchildren.22.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedthat______.A.smallchildrencannotbeexpectedtobeemotionallystableforlongB.parentsfinditharassingtotakecareoftheirownchildrenC.smallchildrenalwaysmakemuchnoiseD.fewfellowpassengersliketravelingwithchildren23.Theitalicizedword“break”(Para.3)mostprobablymeans“______”.A.accident B.mistakeC.rest D.pause24.Parentscannotdependontravelattendantstotakecareoftheirchildrenbecause______.A.theyarenotresponsibleforchildcareB.thereisaminimumageforchildrenwhotravelaloneC.theirchildrenareemotionallyunstableandtimidD.parentsshouldalwaysgowiththeirchildren25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.theauthordoesn’tliketravelingwithhischildrenB.theauthordoesn’tliketravelingwithotherpassengers’childrenC.theauthoropposestheairlines’minimumageforunaccompaniedchildrenD.theauthorpreferschildren’sunaccompaniedtraveliftheyareoldenough(B)Withitsalmostsixbillionpeople,theworldoffersafascinatingvarietyofhumanshapesandcolors.Ashumansspreadthroughouttheworld,theiradaptationstodiverseclimateandotherlivingconditionsresultedinthisfascinatingvarietyofcomplexions,colorsandshapes.Changesinthegeneticstructureaddeddistinctcharacteristicstothepeoplesoftheglobe.Inthissensetheconceptofrace,agroupwithinheritedphysicalcharacteristicsthatdistinguishitfromanothergroup,isareality.Humansdoindeedcomeinavarietyofcolorsandshapes.Intwosenses,however,raceisamyth,afabricationofthehumanmind.Thefirstfabricationistheideathatanyoneraceissuperiortoanother.Allraceshavetheirgeniuses—andtheiridiots.Likelanguage,noraceissuperiortoanother.AdolfHitler’sideaswereextreme.Hebelievedthatasuperiorrace,calledtheAryans,wasresponsiblefortheculturalachievementsofEurope.Theypossessedthegeneticstuffthatmadetheminherentlysuperior.Evenmanyscientistsofthetime—notonlyGermanybutthroughoutEuropeandtheUnitedStates—espousedtheideaofracialsuperiority.Notsurprisingly,theyconsideredthemselvesmembersofthesupposedlysuperiorrace!Inadditiontothemythofracialsuperiority,thereisasecondmyth—thatoftheexistenceofa“pure”race.Fromtheperspectiveofcontemporarybiology,humansshowsuchamixtureofphysicalcharacteristics,thatthe“pure”racesdonotexist.Insteadoffallingintodistincttypesclearlyseparatefromoneanother,humancharacteristicsflowendlesslytogether.Theseminutegradationsmadearbitraryanyattempttodrawdefinitelines.Largegroupingsofpeople,however,canbeclassifiedbybloodtypeandgenefrequencies.Yeteventhisarrangementdoesnotuncover“race”.Rather,suchclassificationsaresoarbitrarythatbiologistsandanthropologistscandrawuplistingsshowinganynumberof“race”.AshleyMontagu,aphysicalanthropologist,pointedoutthatsomescientistshaveclassifiedhumansintoonlytwo“races”whileothershavefoundasmanyastwothousand.Montaguhimselfclassifiedhumansintoforty“racial”groups.Thisisnotmeanttoimplythattheideaofraceisamyth.Thatideaisdefinitelyverymuchalive.Itisfirmlyembeddedinourculture,asocialrealitythatweconfrontdaily.SociologistW.I.Thomasobservedthat“ifpeopledefinesituationsasreal,theyarerealintheirconsequences”.Thefactthatnoraceissuperiororthatbiologicallywecannotevendecidehowpeopleshouldbeclassifiedintoracesisnotwhatcounts.Whatmakesadifferenceforsociallife,rather,isthatpeoplebelievetheseideas,forpeopleactonbeliefs,notfacts.Asaresult,wealwayshavepeoplelikeHitler.Mostpeople,fortunately,donotbelieveinsuchextremes,yetmostpeoplealsoappeartobeethnocentricenoughtobelieve,atleastjustalittle,thattheirownraceissuperiortoothers.26.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthatthediversificationofhumanraceresultedfrom______.A.geneticinheritanceandenvironmentalinfluencesB.thedifferentiationoftheinheritedphysicalcharacteristicsC.humans'adaptationstodiverseclimateandotherlivingconditionsD.geneticchangesanddistinctcharacteristics27.Theitalicizedword“espoused”(Para.2)probablymeans“______”.A.challenged B.questionedC.opposed D.supported28.Whyisthereno“pure”raceaccordingtothepassage?A.Becausepeopleofdifferentracesoftengetmarried.B.Becausepeoplehavedifferentbloodtypes.C.Becauseracialcharacteristicscovereachotherinpart.D.Becausetherearesomanyracesintheworld.29.Theauthorbelievesthatanyattemptatclassifyingraces______.A.isatbestarbitraryB.isboundtobebiasedC.tendstopickoutoneraceassuperiorD.takescultureintoaccount30.Theauthorconcludesthepassagebypointingoutthat______.A.itishardlypossibletoclassifyhumansintoracialgroupsB.weshouldbeonourguardagainstanyideaofracialsuperiorityC.raceisindeedamysterytobeexploredanduncoveredD.itisnotimportanthowpeopleshouldbeclassifiedIII.ClozeTest(0.5×20=10)Direction:ChoosetheonefromthegivenA,B,CandDtocompletethepassageproperly.WaltDisneyWorldisindeedaResortParkComplexwithfamiliesinmind.31alsogoeswithoutsayingthatafamily32isanopportunityforfamiliestorelaxandspendsome“quality”33together,butwhataboutMomandDad?Hereagainthe34thoughtfulDisneypeoplehave35careofeverything.Childcarehasneverbeenmoreconvenientandfamily36.Onarecenttrip37DisneyWorldthisDaddecideditwastimeto38ourDisneyMomtoanightout.Initiallywefeltalittle39toleaveourkidswith40duringourfamilyvacation.Inorderto41ourconscious,wedecidedtotakeourtwo8year42fora“visit”totheCubDenbeforeweabandonedthemthere43thatnight.Theonlyproblemwehadduringourvisitwas44themtoleave.WeweregreetedbyaCastMemberwhosesmileandfriendlymannerputeveryone45ease.Aswelookedaroundthekidscouldnotdecidewhattheywantedto46first,thevideogames,toys,gamesorDisneyVideos.Wewerealso47thatdinnerwouldbeprovidedandpizzawasonthemenu.48thetimeapproachedtodropthekidsofftheonlytroublewehadwaskeepingupaswecrossedthe49onourwaytotheCubDen.Aftersigningtheminwebarelygotagood-byeastheyjoinedagroupofkidswhowereseatedonthefloor50byaDisneyIslandanimalcaretakerandherspecialvisitor.31.A.Which B.That C.It D.What32.A.trip B.vacation C.plan D.meet33.A.time B.experience C.hour D.night34.A.often B.forever C.never D.ever35.A.given B.taken C.made D.shown36.A.friendly B.friend C.friendliness D.friends37.A.for B.on C.at D.to38.A.invite B.treat C.have D.take39.A.willing B.excited C.reluctant D.sorry40.A.women B.strangers C.persons D.friends41.A.ease B.comfort C.persuade D.conquer42.A.older B.old C.oldest D.olds43.A.later B.late C.latest D.lately44.A.toget B.gotten C.getting D.got45.A.for B.in C.at D.with46.A.bring B.buy C.give D.explore47.A.asked B.informed C.tired D.noticed48.A.For B.Because C.As D.Though49.A.lorry B.lobby C.lodge D.laundry50.A.beingentertained B.havingentertained C.tobeentertained D.toentertainIV.Fillintheblankswiththeproperphrasesgivenbelow.Makesomechangesifnecessary.(1×10=10)Directions:Fillintheblankswithproperwordsorphrases.accountfor contributeto engagein giveriseto layoutlookto serveas stepup setforth striveto51.Hisabsence______anexcusetogetridofhim.52.Meltingsnow______theregularspringfloodsinthisarea.53.Research______tofindwaysofimprovingfueleconomy.54.Amagazinethatiswell______caneasilyattractreaders’attention.55.Theircustomers______themforexpertproductknowledgeandobjectivityintheadvicetheyoffer.56.He______berecognizedasapianist.57.Airpollution______respiratorydiseases.58.Thecommittee______theirviewsinareportpublishedtoday.59.Thebadmanagementofthecompany______thedownturnofthebusiness.60.Inthosedaystheywerenotfree______patrioticactivity.V.PhraseTranslation(1×20=20)PartOne:TranslatethefollowingphrasesintoEnglish:61.全食宿________________ 62.候补票价________________63.客房部主管________________ 64.离境税________________65.家庭手工业________________ 66.收集纪念品________________67.烹调艺术________________ 68.通货膨胀率________________69.第三产业________________ 70.销售网点________________PartTwo:TranslatethefollowingphrasesintoChinese71.Culturalresources______________